DRUGS – UK
Living in terror of teen drug barons – ScotsMan
IT sounds like the stuff of Hollywood movies. Drug gangs armed with hand grenades, sub-machine guns and automatic pistols battle to control their patch, willing to carry out violent reprisals to retain control of their lucrative trade.

DRUGS – USA
Random drug testing spreads, one school a week – USA Today
Concerns can't be ignored, but neither can the health of 1 million kids.

COCAINE – USA
The White House and Cocaine – TDPF
In 2005 the White House Drugs Czar, John Walters, claimed success in the ‘War on Drugs’, on the basis that cocaine prices were increasing and quality falling - clear indicators of a reduction in supply.

METH – AUSTRALIA
Ice a huge challenge for society: police – The Canberra Times
Police had confiscated knives, slingshots, batons, syringes and tasers from aggressive ice users on Canberra streets, a senior police officer said yesterday.

METH – AUSTRALIA
'Ice' cost to nation escalates – The Age
EVERY kilogram of crystal methamphetamine, or ice, costs Australia $284,000.

DRUGS – IRAQ
IRAQ: Drug abuse among children on the rise – IRIN Middle East
The increase in drug abuse among children and youths in Iraq is worrying specialists who say continued violence is responsible for the rising number of users.

COCAINE – USA
This is Not Your Parents' Cocaine – Drug War Chronicle
The United States and its Latin American allies are losing a major battle in the war on drugs, according to indicators showing that cocaine prices dipped for most of 2006 and American users were getting more bang for their buck.
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COCAINE – USA
Cocaine, Marketing & The Food & Drug Administration – Washington Post
Under pressure from the Food and Drug Administration and local politicians, Redux Beverages, LLC is pulling their energy drink Cocaine, from shelves nationwide.

CODEINE – USA
Leading Cough Medicine Makers Launch Campaign Aimed At Ending Abuse – AllHipHop
The nations leading cough medicine makers have launched the "Five Moms Campaign," aimed at stopping the dangerous trend of abusing cough syrup to get high.